Dine & Donate for ADFAC launches Monday

“Dine & Donate,” a fundraiser in which local restaurants donate a portion of their sales to support Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties' charitable work in the community, officially launches on Monday.

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By Special to The Oak Ridger

Oakridger - Oak Ridge, TN

By Special to The Oak Ridger

Posted Oct. 11, 2013 at 6:15 PM

By Special to The Oak Ridger

Posted Oct. 11, 2013 at 6:15 PM

"Dine & Donate," a fundraiser in which local restaurants donate a portion of their sales to support Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties' charitable work in the community, officially launches on Monday.

"Dine & Donate is a great way for local residents to try new restaurants or visit their favorites," said ADFAC Board Member Cande Seay, who also chairs the Dine & Donate Committee. "We encourage everyone in the community to take advantage of this great opportunity to help ADFAC and support our eating establishments."

Dine & Donate will be a yearlong event, with five restaurants participating on the second Monday of each month. Nearly two dozen establishments throughout Anderson County have already signed up to participate in

Razzleberry's Ice Cream, Café & Market in Oak Ridge and Hoskins in Clinton will participate in all 12 months of the first year of Dine & Donate.

Several business and media sponsors have also stepped up to support the first year of Dine & Donate, including The Oak Ridger, Leidos, UT-Battelle, ORNL Federal Credit Union, Assurance Center of Oak Ridge, Enrichment Federal Credit Union, Holman's, J & M's Butcher Shop, Mortgage Investors Group and Proforma.

"ADFAC is so grateful to each and every restaurant and sponsor that has agreed to participate in this important fundraiser," Seay said. "The money raised through Dine & Donate will be utilized by ADFAC to help provide essential services to our less fortunate neighbors throughout Anderson County."

ADFAC, an independent non-profit agency established in 1987, exists to serve the basic needs of primarily low-income residents in Anderson and surrounding Appalachian counties. ADFAC's goal is to help families become stable and self-sufficient through a variety of direct assistance services provided by our Social Services and Affordable Housing programs. ADFAC answers more than 7,000 requests for assistance each year.

For a printable calendar of participating restaurants, visit www.adfac.org.